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F. B. WENDEL CONNECTING LINK Filed March 10, 1925 ImiQR 1TB.WndeZATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

UNITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE.

FRANS IB. WENDEL, OE CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY, A'SSIGNOR TO HERCULES NOVELTYMFG. 00., INC., 0F. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A.CO'RPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CONNEGTING LINK.

Application filed March 10, 1925. Serial- No. 14,536.

To all whom-it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, FRANs B. WENDEL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Cranford, in the county of Union and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Connecting Link, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description. 7 V

This invention relates to jewelry and has particular reference to aconnecting link for attaching the extremities of chains, beads,necklaces or the like to the clasp elements or other devicesconstituting a part of an article of jewelry.

Heretofore the extremities have been connected to the clasp elements orother devices I by split links, the ends of which are soldered together,which practice has been found to be extremely expensive, and to requirean undue amount of time and labor. It is therefore the prime object ofthe present invention to provide means in the nature of a connectinglink which eliminates the necessity of soldering and hence reduces theamount of time and labor and the expense incurred in effecting aconnection between the terminals of articles of jewelry and the claspelements.

Vv ith the above recited and other objects in View, reference is had tothe following specification and drawings in which there is exhibited oneexample or embodiment of the invention which is in no way intended as alimitation upon the scope of the appended claim as it is to be clearlyunderstood that variations and modifications which properly fall withinthe scope of said claim may be resorted to when found expedient.-

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating theconnecting links attached to a clasp element or analogous device. 7

'Fig. 2 is a side view illustrating one of the connecting links havingits split eye opened a upfor attachment to the clasp element and withthe other link having the split eye in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged side view of a connecting link illustratingthe same respectively 1n full and dotted lines in its closed and openedup positions.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference A designates a;multiple strand bracelet, necklace or other article, of jewelry and Band C the separable clasp elements is normally spaced from the peripheryof the integral closed eye member 10 whereby the link may be readilyconnected with the perforated lugs D' of the clasp elements or otherdevices B and C. After the eye member 11 is engaged with the perforatedlugs D, the split open eye member 11" is bent or circumferentiallycontracted to close the terminal 12 against the periphery of the closedeye member 10 so that the connection between the terminals of thearticle A and the lugs D of theelements l3 and C is effected without thenecessity of-soldering. It is therefore obvious that in the event itbecomes necessary to replace the wit a new one as is frequently thecase, it isonly necessary to open up the split eye member 11 to effectthe disconnection.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that an extremely simple andinexpensive. yet highly efiicient connecting link has been devised forthe purpose specified.

I claim: A link stamped from a. thin flat sheet or metal and comprisinga closed eye portion and an open eye portion integral with each other,the terminal of the open eye portion being adapted to be bent intocontact with the closed eye portion.

I FRANS B; WENDEL.

